V. finschi

Finsch's monitor lizard.

Distribution: Blanche Bay, Ralum, and Massawa in New Britain. New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago), New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia (with no precise locality data). Kai Islands, Indonesia.

dorsum coloration : greyish-brown to blue-grey with transversal rows of ocelli
tail coloration : absence of blue pigmentation
throat pattern and coloration : light and patternless ; light with few spots
tongue coloration : entirely light, pinkish
temporal band : presence
transversal section of the first third of tail : not roundish
tail dorsally with a double keel : presence
enlarged eyes : absence
midbody scale counts : 151 and above